B+ overall scoreThree groups had a higher scoreSix groups had a lower scoreOne group had the same score |
How are scores calculated?The overall score is based on the average of the scores below for species abundance, blade length, and short shoot density. Each of these three scores is based on how close the reported values are to the overall averages across all groups participating in the transect training. Reported values summarized for each species across all transects that deviate largely from the averages are given lower scores. The overall score is then ranked relative to all other groups. |
| Species | Abundance reported (most common) | Blade length reported cm (average) | Short shoot density reported per m2 (average) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transect 2 | Halodule | 51-75% (51-75%) | 16.6 (14.9) | 22 (24.3) | |||
| Thalassia | few (few) | 19.4 (18.6) | 0.7 (1.7) | ||||
| Transect 6 | Halodule | <5% (5-25%) | 8.8 (8.5) | 15.7 (21.4) | |||
| Transect 7 | Halodule | <5% (5-25%) | |||||
| Syringodium | 25-50% (25-50%) | ||||||
| Transect 8 | Halodule | <5% (25-50%) | 21.6 (20.5) | 4.3 (8.4) | |||
| Ruppia | - (few) | - (11.4) | - (4.7) | ||||
| Syringodium | 51-75% (25-50%) | 29.6 (24.8) | 5.7 (6.2) | ||||
| Transect 9 | Halodule | 25-50% (25-50%) | |||||
| Thalassia | <5% (<5%) | ||||||
| Transect 10 | Halodule | 76-100% (76-100%) | |||||
| Ruppia | few (few) | ||||||
| Transect 20 | Halodule | - (76-100%) | - (11.6) | - (27.7) | |||
| Thalassia | - (few) | - (16) | - (2) | ||||
| Transect 60 | Halodule | - (5-25%) | - (7.4) | - (16.7) | |||
| Transect 70 | Halodule | - (<5%) | |||||
| Syringodium | - (5-25%) | ||||||
| Transect 80 | Halodule | - (25-50%) | - (20.4) | - (12.7) | |||
| Syringodium | - (<5%) | - (14.2) | - (9.3) | ||||
| Transect 90 | Halodule | - (51-75%) | |||||
| Thalassia | - (<5%) |
Abundance summary
A-
reported values deviate a little from the average, varies by species
Halodule 0 mean BB categories away across transects
Ruppia 0 mean BB categories away across transects
Syringodium +1 mean BB categories away across transects
Thalassia 0 mean BB categories away across transects
Blade Length summary
B
reported values deviate a little from the average, slightly higher
Halodule +1.8 cm difference on average across transects
Ruppia not recorded
Syringodium +10.1 cm difference on average across transects
Thalassia +2.1 cm difference on average across transects
Short Shoot Density summary
B+
reported values deviate a little from the average, slightly lower
Halodule -4.5 shoots per m2 difference on average across transects
Ruppia not recorded
Syringodium -2 shoots per m2 difference on average across transects
Thalassia -1.2 shoots per m2 difference on average across transects
Abundance
A-
Looks good, keep doing what you're doing!
Blade Length
B
Room for improvement! Learn how to brush up on blade length by viewing the link here.
Short Shoot Density
B+
Room for improvement! Learn how to brush up on short shoot density by viewing the link here.
Species identification
